Books
Music Ref ML 128 .W4 G6 1992
Wedding music: an index to collections, by William D. Goodfellow, 1992. An index to more than 191 collections of wedding music, with over 3,400 compositions listed.
A great place to start!
Scores
M1977 .W4T8 1988
26 Contemporary Love & Wedding Songs, 1988.
Contents: Can't help falling in love, Candle on the water, The colour of love, Could I have this dance, Endless love, and
more!
M 1977 .W4 F53
50 golden wedding hits,Carol Cuellar, ed. 1993.
A selection of vocal and instrumental wedding music from traditional to popular.
M6 .H45 A5
An album of marches for organ, by Ethel Hogan Heinz, 1965.
Contents: The padre's march, Cathedral wedding march, Cortege in F minor, Festive march, Majestic march, Ceremonial march
M12 .B717
A book of wedding pieces for organ, 1939.
Contents: Air from Suite for strings, No. 3 ; Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Bach), Bridal Chorus from "Lohengrin" (Wagner),
Air from "The Water Music" (Handel), Choral Prelude on 'St. Columba' (Milford), Wedding March from "Midsummer Night's Dream"
(Mendelssohn)
M1977 .W4 C64
Columbia's Wedding Fake Book: more than 100 songs.
Principally popular songs for the ceremony and the reception.
M1977 .W4 C66
The Complete wedding music collection , editors, Carol Cuellar and Pamela and Robert Schultz, 1992.
Contains classical music for the wedding service, traditional songs & dances for the wedding reception, and popular & standard
love songs.
M1978 .W4F6 1985
Forever -- I do: a collection of popular music for your wedding day, 1987.
Contents: Ain't no mountain high enough, All I ever need is you, Almost paradise, Always, Always and forever, Anniversary
song, Besame mucho, Cherish, and more!
M43 .K68 I57
International Hebrew wedding music, arranged, revised, bowed and fingered by Wolff N. Kostakowsky, 1916.
M1621.S29 T47 1996
Three songs for a wedding : for medium voice and piano, by Peter Schickele, 1996.
Contents: Love's matrimony, Sudden light, Love's commission
M453 .R92 v.1
The Wedding album : for 2 violins, viola and violoncello, arranged by William Ryden.
Contents: Bridal chorus from "Lohengrin" (Wagner), Trumpet tune (Purcell), Alleluja from "Exsultate, jubilate" (Mozart), Where'er
you walk from"Semele" (Handel), Adagio from Organ sonata no. 2, op. 65 (Mendelssohn), Meditation from "Thais" (J. Massenet),
Thou ring on my finger, op. 42, no. 4 (Schumann), Ave Maria (J.S. Bach/Gounod)
M6.W4
Wedding music: for church weddings, anniversaries, and other festive occasions; general service music, 1952. Part 1 contains processionals and recessionals; part 2 contains hymn tune preludes.
M12 .W42
Wedding service music: for organ, compiled and edited by David Drinkwater; Hammond organ registration [by] Charles R. Cronham, 1969.
M14.4 .W3 F72 1991
Messe de mariage: pour orgue, by Jean Francaix, 1991.
M2114 .L74 M34
The Lord's prayer, by Albert Hay Malotte (for medium voice).
M2113 .M35 L6
The Lord's prayer, by Albert Hay Malotte (version for medium high voice and organ (D major)).
M2113 .M35 L6 1990
The complete Lord's prayer for every busy accompanist, by Albert Hay Malotte
"Malotte's sacred vocal classic in every published key"--Cover.
M559 .C6 T7
Trumpet voluntary, by Henry Purcell ; transcribed for brass choir or quintet by John Corley
M261 .C54 T7
Two pieces for trumpet (Trumpet Voluntary and Trumpet Tune), by Henry Purcell
Recordings
MusicCD Teldec 80560-2
As time goes by: great love songs of the century
Contents: My foolish heart, The shadow of your smile, Yesterday; Michelle, Dein ist mein ganzes Herz = Yours is my heart alone,As
time goes by, Smile; Eternally, Just the way you are, The summer knows; Estate, Ich bin von Kopf bis Fuss auf Liebe eingestellt
= Falling in love again, Dream, My heart will go on, Con te partirò = Time to say goodbye (4'24")
12/33 Gospel Artists 3304-M
Because: multiple instrumentals, with Bob Watters
Contents: Because, At dawning, God made you mine, I love you truly, Beyond the sunset, O promise me, Let's go to church, He
was there, Bless this house, The Lord's prayer
MUSIC 12/33 Crystal S-232
Ceremonial music of the synagogue
Contents: Kol nidre, Ono tovo, Ovinou malkenou, Adire ayoumo, Adonolam, The seven wedding blessings, Veschamerou, Adonai,
Adonai, Tal kaddish
MusicCDDeccaB-0002333-02
The Essential wedding collection
A two-CD collection of classical and popular wedding standards.
MUSIC 12/33 Deutsche 4134161
Here comes the bride!
Contents: Bridal chorus from "Lohengrin" (Wagner), Toccata and fugue in minor, BWV 565 ; Aria ("Sich uben im Leben") from
the "wedding" cantata, 413416 BWV 202 ; Opening chorus from the cantata BWV 214 "Tonet ihr Pauken! Erschallet, Trompetten!
(J.S. Bach), Bridesmaids' chorus from "Der Freischutz" (Weber), Wedding march from "A midsummer night's dream" (Mendelssohn),
Intermezzo and barcarolle from "The tales of Hoffmann" (Offenbach), Wedding day at Troldhaugen, op. 65, no. 6 (Grieg), Prince
Gremins' aria from "Eugene Onegin" (Tchaikovsky), Ritual fire dance from "El amor brujo" (De Falla)
MUSIC 12/33 RCA Red Seal FRL-15468
Music for festive occasions: Wedding marches, dances, fanfares, and choruses , by Johann Pachebel
Contents: Trumpet voluntary (Purcell), Wedding march (Mendelssohn), Suite no. 1 (Theme from Masterpiece Theater) (Mouret),
Wedding march from "Lohengrin" (Wagner), Introduction and trumpet tune (Purcell), Fanfare for three trumpets, organ, and timpani
(Truax), Fanfare and chorus (Buxtehude), Trumpet voluntary ( Stanley)
MUSIC 12/33 MHS MHS-3575
Music from the royal weddings, 1923-1973
Wedding march (Mendelssohn), Minuet from "Berenice" (Handel), Bridal march (Parry), Trumpet tune and air (Purcell), Air from
"Water music" MHS-3575 (Handel), Fugue a la gigue (J. S. Bach), Toccata in F (J. S. Bach), Concerto in F major (1st movement)
(Handel), Jesu, joy of man's desiring (J. S. Bach), Radetsky march (Johann Strauss, Jr), Toccata from Symphony no. 5 (Widor)
12/33 Maranatha MM-0102
The wedding album
Contents: Wedding song (There is love) (Ernie Rettino), After the sunset (Debbie McNeil), The Father's call (Bruce Herring-Cindy
Baxter), Flesh of my flesh (Tommy Coomes), Our love (Roby Duke-Kelly Willard), My treasure (Bryan Harden), All in His own
sweet time (Blanca Vega), Like sweet music (we flow together) (Roby Duke-Michele Pillar), Take all of me (Tommy Coomes-Blanca
Vega), This is the day (A wedding song) (Darrell Mansfield)
12/33 RCA Red Seal XRL-15038
The wedding album
Contents: Trumpet tune and air (Purcell), Bridal chorus from "Lohengrin" (Wagner), Canon ( Pachelbel), Allegro maestoso from
"Water Music" (Handel), Trio for two flutes and harp from "L'enfance du Christ (Berlioz), Wedding march from "Midsummer night's
dream" (Mendelssohn), Trumpet voluntary (Purcell), Jesu, joy of man's desiring (Bach), Rondeau (Mouret), Sheep may safely
graze (Bach), Greensleeves (Anon), Andante from Brandenburg concerto no. 2 (Bach), Toccata from Symphony no. 5 (Widor)
World Wide Web sites relating to wedding music
The following web pages offer suggestions for both ceremony and reception music.
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